The estimated cost of these further tests, with a capacity of 53,000 PCR swabs a week, is around €41 million.
The report on the second phase of large-scale testing is quite impressive: 2.1 million invites were sent out, of which a third of the invitees got tested. 9,200 covid-19 cases were identified in this manner.
In addition to the PCR tests, a further 1,000 serological anti-body tests are planned for next week. During the second phase, almost 5,000 of such tests were conducted, of which 350 tests identified antibodies.
The large-scale testing effort is also impressive on a global scale: since mid-February, over 1 million tests have been conducted.
